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US 5,891,483 AGranted
Automatic molding machine using release film
AssigneeApic Yamada Corporation
InventorFumio Miyajima
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Abstract
The automatic molding machine of the present invention comprises: molding dies; a press mechanism to which the molding dies are attached, the press mechanism clamping and molding a work piece which is set in the molding die; a film feeding mechanism linking with molding action of the press mechanism, the film feeding mechanism feeding release film, which is formed into a long belt form, prescribed length so as to correspond a setting position of the work piece, which is set in the molding die; and a conveying mechanism linking with the molding action of the press mechanism, the conveying mechanism feeding the work piece and resin for molding into the molding die and taking out a molded product therefrom, wherein the work piece is molded by the molding dies whose molding sections are covered with the release film.
Claims18
An automatic molding machine, comprising:
- first and second molding dies for cooperating with each other;
- a press mechanism, said molding dies being attached to said press mechanism, said press mechanism clamping and molding a work piece set in said molding dies in a longitudinal direction;
- a plurality of molding sections formed in each of the molding dies, said plurality of molding sections arranged linearly with respect to the longitudinal direction of the work piece, the molding sections of the first molding die cooperating with the molding sections of the second molding die;
- a film feeding mechanism for linking with molding action of said press mechanism, said film feeding mechanism for feeding release film, formed into a long belt form, to a prescribed length so as to correspond to a setting position of said work piece set in said molding dies, the release film being fed in the longitudinal direction of the work piece;
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- a conveying mechanism for linking with the molding action of said press mechanism, said conveying mechanism feeding said work piece and resin into said molding die and taking out a molded product therefrom, said conveying mechanism further comprising:
- a work feeding head mounted for moving in a direction generally perpendicular to the feeding direction of the release film;
- a resin feeding head for feeding the resin into a pot of said molding die;
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- a product take-out head for taking out said molded product from said molding die, said automatic molding machine further comprising a resin feeding mechanism for automatically feeding the resin to said resin feeding head, said resin feeding mechanism comprising:
- a setting section in which wrapped resin, resin wrapped with wrapping film, is set;
- a film forming mechanism for forming an extended section of the wrapping film of the wrapped resin, which has been set in said setting section, flatwise;
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- a feeding mechanism for feeding the wrapped resin, whose extended section of the wrapping film has been formed flatwise, to a transferring position at which the wrapped resin is transferred to said resin feeding head,
- wherein said work piece is molded by said molding dies whose molding sections are covered with the release film, a plurality of linearly arranged resin molded sections being formed in the work piece from the resin entering the plurality of molding sections formed in the molding dies.
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An automatic molding machine, comprising:
- first and second molding dies for cooperating with each other;
- a press mechanism, said molding dies being attached to said press mechanism, said press mechanism clamping and molding a work piece set in said molding dies in a longitudinal direction;
- a plurality of molding sections formed in each of the molding dies, said plurality of molding sections arranged linearly with respect to the longitudinal direction of the work piece, the molding sections of the first molding die cooperating with the molding sections of the second molding die;
- a film feeding mechanism for linking with molding action of said press mechanism, said film feeding mechanism for feeding release film, formed into a long belt form, to a prescribed length so as to correspond to a setting position of said work piece set in said molding dies, the release film being fed in the longitudinal direction of the work piece;
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- a conveying mechanism for linking with the molding action of said press mechanism, said conveying mechanism feeding said work piece and resin for molding into said molding die and taking out a molded product therefrom, said conveying mechanism further comprising:
- a work feeding head mounted for moving in a direction generally parallel to the feeding direction of the release film;
- a resin feeding head for feeding the resin into a pot of said molding die;
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- a product take-out head for taking out said molded product from said molding die, said automatic molding machine further comprising a resin feeding mechanism for automatically feeding the resin to said resin feeding head, said resin feeding mechanism comprising:
- a setting section in which wrapped resin, resin wrapped with wrapping film, is set;
- a film forming mechanism for forming an extended section of the wrapping film of the wrapped resin, which has been set in said setting section, flatwise;
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- a feeding mechanism for feeding the wrapped resin, whose extended section of the wrapping film has been formed flatwise, to a transferring position at which the wrapped resin is transferred to said resin feeding head, wherein said work piece is molded by said molding dies whose molding sections are covered with the release film, a plurality of linearly arranged resin molded sections being formed in the work piece from the resin entering the plurality of molding sections formed in the molding dies.
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An automatic molding machine, comprising:
- first and second molding dies for cooperating with each other;
- a press mechanism, said molding dies being attached to said press mechanism, said press mechanism clamping and molding a work piece set in said molding dies in a longitudinal direction;
- a plurality of molding sections formed in each of the molding dies, said plurality of molding sections arranged linearly with respect to the longitudinal direction of the work piece, the molding sections of the first molding die cooperating with the molding sections of the second molding die;
- a film feeding mechanism for linking with molding action of said press mechanism, said film feeding mechanism for feeding release film, formed into a long belt form, to a prescribed length so as to correspond to a setting position of said work piece set in said molding dies, the release film being fed in the longitudinal direction of the work piece, said film feeding mechanism including a feeding head for pinching the release film, mounted to reciprocatively move in the direction of feeding film to feed the release film;
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- a conveying mechanism for linking with the molding action of said press mechanism, said conveying mechanism feeding said work piece and resin into said molding die and taking out a molded product therefrom, said conveying mechanism having a work feeding head mounted for moving in a direction generally perpendicular to the feeding direction of the release film,
- wherein said work piece is molded by said molding dies whose molding sections are covered with the release film, a plurality of linearly arranged resin molded sections being formed in the work piece from the resin entering the plurality of molding sections formed in the molding dies.
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An automatic molding machine, comprising:
- first and second molding dies for cooperating with each other;
- a press mechanism, said molding dies being attached to said press mechanism, said press mechanism clamping and molding a work piece set in said molding dies in a longitudinal direction;
- a plurality of molding sections formed in each of the molding dies, said plurality of molding sections arranged linearly with respect to the longitudinal direction of the work piece, the molding sections of the first molding die cooperating with the molding sections of the second molding die;
- a film feeding mechanism for linking with molding action of said press mechanism, said film feeding mechanism for feeding release film, formed into a long belt form, to a prescribed length so as to correspond to a setting position of said work piece set in said molding dies, the release film being fed in the longitudinal direction of the work piece, said film feeding mechanism including a feeding head for pinching the release film, mounted to reciprocatively move in the direction of feeding film to feed the release film;
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- a conveying mechanism for linking with the molding action of said press mechanism, said conveying mechanism feeding said work piece and resin for molding into said molding die and taking out a molded product therefrom, said conveying mechanism having a work feeding head mounted for moving in a direction generally parallel to the feeding direction of the release film,
- wherein said work piece is molded by said molding dies whose molding sections are covered with the release film, a plurality of linearly arranged resin molded sections being formed in the work piece from the resin entering the plurality of molding sections formed in the molding dies.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.